Pega de Boi no Mato

Abstract

In the Brazilian Northeast prevail the equestriancompetitions originated from the parties of the Apartação. Among these practices, the Pegas de Boi no Mato stand out for being more popular and accessible to cowboys who wish to compete in traditional disputes. In this context, the objective of this work was to carry out a bibliographic review on the Pegas de Boi no Mato. In addition, using publicity posters of the Pegas de Boi no Mato, it was also aimed to characterize the structure and functioning of this equestrian modality. For that, posters of Pegas de Boi no Mato were collected, carried out in the Brazilian Northeast, in search sites and social networks. In the sequence, information related to: numbers of editions of each event, municipality, state, organization, date, registration / password value, dispute categories, presence of musical attractions, classification criteria, value of the ticket for the party, among other details deemed pertinent. After tabulation, the information was submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. Of the 240 posters considered, 60.2% corresponded to events that were between the 1st to the 5th edition. In addition, most Pegas de Boi were organized by relatives or groups of friends, evidencing the persistence of the sertanejo in keeping alive the tradition of their ancestors, even without the support of public agencies. In relation to the distribution of Pegas de Boi during the year, the period between December and February was the one of less activity for the cowboys. On the other hand, the highest frequency of these events occurred in the following months, March to May. As for the value charged by the password, average values between R $ 50.00 and R $ 70.00 were registered, well below the average of R$ 1100.00 collected in the Vaquejada disputes, reinforcing the social and democratic character of Pegas de Boi. When adding the total value of the awards per event, it was verified that this ranged from R $ 400 to R $ 30,000.00, with a majority (55%) spent up to R$ 5,000.00. In addition, of the 240 posters, only one considered the participation of cowgirls. It was concluded that the Pegas de Boi no Mato are important cultural manifestations that celebrate the northeastern culture and the memory of the sertanejo cowboy.